Starts well, but a poor characterised script lets it fall.

Rating: 3/10 (20 November 2002)

This film starts out with high expectations; the opening scenes making you feel lost, out of place in familiar territory, and all alone. However, this quickly fades. As Jim is suddenly aware, and informed, a killer virus has wiped out almost all of the population, and you have to fight to stay alive, travel only in the daytime, and look after yourself, prepared to kill even your friends in the blink of an eye. Oh dear. Then comes the bad script, the really bad script. So after all this is said, what do the main characters do, even Selena who reiterates the very rules of the game? Yes. Walk into darkened areas alone shouting `hello', go for walks in the country, take valium to sleep all night, leave their weaponry to run around naked smelling of fresh blood. The characters contradict themselves on many occasions, and the hero just bumbles around pathetically. I shook my head in disbelief more times than I did for teen slasher flicks. There are some nice effects however, and the make up and filming are well done, even if the quality of the digital filming leaves a lot to be desired sometimes. Some of the plot is good, although you are reminded of a number of similar films and such like. The twist is nice too. Still, I would say, worth a miss.